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On May 25, 2025, third-year student Lucie Jeanneret, enrolled in the "Musicology" program at our partner institution – the University of Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) – successfully completed her academic training.

 

On May 23, 2025, Kseniya Semiletova, a third-year student of the “Piano” educational program, successfully completed her semester at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory. She arrived as part of the academic mobility program for the spring semester of the 2024–2025 academic year from the Voronezh State Institute of Arts (Voronezh, Russia).

On May 15, 2025, the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory hosted a master class and a concert by Hungarian tuba performer Zalán László Kovács, organized jointly with the Hungarian Consulate General in Almaty.

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Galiya Begembetova (March 11, 1965 – May 2, 2025), a great educator, talented musicologist, PhD in Arts, Associate Professor, scholar, and organizer.

From April 15 to 18, 2025, masterclasses were held at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory by an international guest expert—saxophonist and professor at the Conservatorio Superior De Música De Vigo, Rafael Yebra (Spain).

On March 24–28, 2025, Sanzhar Baiterekov, a lecturer at the Musicology and Composition Department at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, conducted a master class and lecture at the invitation of the leadership of the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Music (HKBU Academy of Music).

From April 7 to 11, 2025, saxophonist, Head of the Wind Instruments, Percussion, and Accordion Department at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (Poland) Ryszard Żołędziewski, visited the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory as part of the Erasmus+ program.

In April 2025, the Student Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory will take part in the fourth season of the Middle East Classical Music Academy (MECMA), which will once again be held in Dubai, UAE. For this young ensemble, participation in the Academy represents a unique opportunity to showcase their artistry on an international stage and to receive training from globally renowned figures in the field of classical music.

From April 7 to 11, 2025, the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory hosted lectures, workshops, and academic events as part of the Erasmus+ program, featuring guest professors from a partner university – the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia: Peter Martinček and Marián Zavarský.